Nostalgia

Nostalgia

Lunchtime in CDI was a nostalgic event today. At the end of a busy week, we were only able for the oral equivalent of chick lit and got talking about game shows from our youth. Here are the ones we remembered but feel free to add to them:

Blankety blank; celebrity squares; quick silver; call my bluff; family fortunes; the one with Dusty the bin; the generation game; where in the world; the price is right; jeopardy ( Claire Casey knew this one from the states); mastermind; university challenge; wheel of fortune.

Our main focus of this discussion was on the size of the winnings – a tea pot for countdown; a pretend cheque book and pen for blankety blank, and always, at the very least, a cuddly toy in the Generation Game!

I must confess, we moved into even more dodgy guilty pleasures, reminiscing on the worst excesses of 70’s ‘drama’ and popular entertainment. This ranged from the obvious (Dallas and Falcon crest) to the utterly ridiculous: Magnum; Bonanza; Little House on the Prairie, and god help us, The Love Boat!

I’m sure we can do worse! Please help?